A.make to grow round or upon, stick or fix upon, “κύτος περὶ τὸ σῶμα” Pl.Ti.78d; “τοῖς κερασφόροις . . ἡ φύσις ὀστᾶ π. τὸ κέρας” Philostr.VA2.13.
II. Pass., with fut. Med. -φύσομαι [υ_]: pf. and aor. 2 Act. περιπέφυ_κα, περιέφυ_ν: aor. 2 inf. περιφῦναι, part. περιφύς [υ_]:—grow round about, “περὶ δ᾽̓ αἴγειροι πεφύασιν” Od.9.141; “περὶ τὰ ὀστᾶ αἱ σάρκες περιπεφύκασι” Arist. PA654b27, cf. GA754a2; “π. καὶ ἐμφυόμενα” Thphr.CP5.5.4; πέτρα κύκλῳ . . περιπέφυκε there is rock all round, Plu.Cam.25.
2. of persons, cling to, c. dat., “περιφῦσ᾽ Ὀδυσῆϊ” Od.19.416 : abs., “Τηλέμαχον . . κύσεν περιφύς” 16.21 ; κύσσαι καὶ περιφῦναι ἑὸν πατέρα (where the acc. depends on κύσσαι) 24.236, cf. 320; of shoes, “περιέφυσαν περσικαί τινι” Ar.Nu.151 ; of ivy, “κισσὸς καλάμῳ περιφύεται” Eub.104 (lyr.); [“τῇ ψυχῇ] γεηρὰ . . πολλὰ καὶ ἄγρια περιπέφυκε” Pl.R.612a, cf.Lg. 898e; of a report, “φήμη π. τινί” Isoc.5.78.
3. sprout, of ears of corn, prob. f.l. (for θερισθῇ) in Thphr.HP8.11.4.
